The 2016 Calgary Stampeders now have the label "CHOKE" after an 8-9-1 Ottawa team beat them in the final. But why do I say this years Grey Cup was "NOT" football?
#1...the Ottawa Redblacks finished 8-9-1...personally, I don't care when a team "comes" together...No team below .500 should ever be allowed in any Play Off Format...and my Eastern Canadian Political views have nothing to do with this. Also, the East/West Playoff format needs to be abolished in favor of a 1 division league where 8 teams could make the play offs and the teams seasonal record comes more into play. A one division league with a 1 plays 8 format would ensure 8 teams get to make the play offs out of 9 instead of 6 teams only making the play offs. Its also better for the league/teams from a financial standpoint.
But more importantly...is the now constant VIDEO REVIEW.
#2 is probably more a #1 than anything. The game needs to be called at real time. Get rid of the video review. Its ruining the game. I as a Canadian have lost all respect for the Grey Cup and as a means of protest will not watch another Grey Cup or support a Grey Cup until they abolish it. I went to make a coffee and a snack in the 3rd period. In 10 minutes of actual time, there were at minimum 4 video reviews and Challenges. This isn't football. They spent all that time draining the energy from the game while everyone wonders what is going on. I got fed up. I just wanted to watch a good game. If it was a good game, I couldn't say. Video Review sucked the game out of the game and I gave up on the football game in favor of cleaning the house because of it. Im glad I didnt pay for this privilege.
Teams are calling for a video review just to check for offenses that were not seen at real time. There needs to be the Human Element. If you have to slow a camera down to 1 frame to see an infraction...it shouldn't count. The referees don't have this luxury.
This is no longer football. We might as well just get rid of the refs and put EVERY play under video review and let robotics take over the game.
Nope...if this is the future of the Grey Cup...Toronto can keep it because this ISNT football. Football is a sport played by and refereed by men...not computers and camera's. This is what happens when Politics and politically correct meet sports. You get Political Football which is not a sport among athletes...only whiners who don't actually play the game.
And on a more personal note...how is it that Toronto as hosted a Grey Cup 3 times in the last 10 years...Edmonton (which sells out Grey Cup Games and Toronto doesn't and has less seats) has hosted it 3 times since the 1980's? If that's not politics interfering...What is?
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